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Professional furnace installation for Jenison homes and businesses. Mazure's Heating & Air Conditioning is right here in our home base of Jenison — fast response when you need it most.
Replacing a furnace is one of the biggest decisions a homeowner makes, and you deserve straight answers — not a sales pitch. Mazure's Heating & Air Conditioning has been installing furnaces in Jenison since 1987, right from our shop on Edward Street. Mike Mazure personally sizes every system using Manual J load calculations, because a furnace that's too big wastes gas and a furnace that's too small can't keep up with a Michigan February. Call (616) 669-8085 for a free in-home estimate.
We regularly serve homes in Georgetown Township, Baldwin Heights, Cottonwood — near Jenison High School and Rosewood Park. Our Jenison headquarters puts us right here in our home base of Jenison, which means convenient scheduling for appointments and installations.
Georgetown Township homes vary widely in size, layout, and insulation quality. A 1,400-square-foot ranch built in 1978 near Baldwin Heights has different heating needs than a 2,800-square-foot two-story built in 2015 off Cottonwood Drive. That's why every furnace installation starts with a Manual J load calculation — a room-by-room analysis of your home's heat loss based on square footage, insulation levels, window types, ceiling height, and ductwork condition.
We install furnaces from every major manufacturer — Carrier, Lennox, Trane, Goodman, Rheem, York, and American Standard. Efficiency ratings range from 80% AFUE (standard) to 98% AFUE (top-tier condensing). For most Jenison homes, we recommend a 95-96% AFUE unit. You get the bulk of the efficiency gains without the premium price of the absolute top-end models.
A typical furnace installation in Jenison costs between $3,500 and $7,500, depending on the brand, efficiency, and any ductwork modifications needed. Most installations take a single day. We show up in the morning, remove your old unit, install the new one, test every safety control, and make sure you're comfortable with the thermostat before we leave.
We don't subcontract our installations out. Mike and his crew handle every job, which means the same people who sized your system are the ones installing it. Here's what a typical installation day looks like for a Jenison home:
We arrive in the morning and lay down drop cloths to protect your floors. The old furnace gets disconnected and removed. We inspect the existing ductwork, flue pipe, and gas line. If your current ductwork is undersized or leaking at the seams, we'll address that — a new furnace pushing air through leaky ducts is like buying a new car and never inflating the tires.
The new furnace goes in, gets connected to your gas line and electrical, and the flue or PVC venting gets routed per code. We run the system through multiple heating cycles, check gas pressure, verify temperature rise across the heat exchanger, and test every safety switch. You get a walkthrough on your new thermostat and maintenance schedule.
Because our shop is here in Jenison on Edward Street, warranty service is simple. If anything needs attention in the first year, we're minutes away. No waiting on a crew to drive from across the metro.
A furnace is a 15-to-20-year investment, and we want you to make the choice that fits your budget and your home — not the one that pads our bottom line. We offer financing options so you can install the right furnace now rather than limping along with a failing unit that's burning through gas.
Here's something to consider: an old 80% AFUE furnace sends 20 cents of every dollar you spend on gas straight up the flue. A new 96% AFUE furnace captures almost all of that. For a Jenison home spending $1,200 a year on gas heat, upgrading from 80% to 96% can save $200 or more annually. Over the life of the furnace, that adds up to $3,000-$4,000 in savings.
We also help you take advantage of available manufacturer rebates and utility incentives. Consumers Energy has periodically offered rebates for high-efficiency furnace installations in Ottawa County. The federal tax credit for high-efficiency furnaces ended after 2025.
Every furnace we install comes with the full manufacturer warranty, and our labor is guaranteed. We've been on Edward Street since 1987 — we're not going anywhere. When your furnace needs its first tune-up next fall, we'll be right here in Jenison to handle it.



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Mazure's is right here in our home base of Jenison. Call for fast, honest service from a company that's been trusted since 1987.